Cessna 310R N115CA
10 September 2008 · Lake Placid, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2008 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N115CA, operated by Great Lakes Professional Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Placid, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Placid Airport (LKP)
- Coordinates
- 44.2591, -73.9774
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R
- Registration
- N115CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Great Lakes Professional Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waterloo → Lake Placid
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to observe the ongoing construction to the closed runway while landing. Contributing to the accident was flight service's failure to brief the pilot of the closed runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was on a night visual flight rules cross-country flight with air traffic control (ATC) flight following, from Iowa to Lake Placid, New York. Throughout the flight the pilot was in contact with several ATC centers. When the flight was about 2 hours from arrival, he obtained a briefing from a flight service station. During the briefing, the pilot was not provided with the notice to airmen regarding the closed runway at his destination airport. During his approach, the pilot was able to activate the closed runway’s lights at the destination airport. The pilot did not notice any abnormality during the approach and landing. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered several gaps on the runway. The airplane incurred damage from the runway surface conditions. The runway was closed and under construction. The runway had unlit "X" markings, eight flashing markers in the middle, and cones located at both approach ends.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2008 | Cessna 310 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Cessna 310R | Goodland, Florida, United States | Marco Aviation, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2008 | Cessna 310Q | Compton, California, United States | Charles A. Reece | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 2008 | Cessna 310Q | Steamboat, Colorado, United States | Levi Joseph Klapperich | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Cessna 310Q | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Aero Charter and Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2008 | Cessna 310N | Keflavík, Iceland | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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